Car-coupling



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W. HENRY.

GAR GOUPLING. I No. 304,429. Patented Sept. 2, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE;

WILLIAM HENRY, OF OOLFAX, IOIVA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,429, datedSeptember 2, 1884.

Application filed February 20, 1884. (No model.)

T0 (ZZZ whom, it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY, of Colfax, in the county of Jasperand State of Iowa, have invented an Improved Oar-Coupling, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to avoid the dangers and accidents anddamages to life and property incident to the use of car-couplings thatcannot be coupled or uncoupled without going between two cars.

It consists in combining an open link with a draw-head having a hook atits top and front end and a rock-shaft in such a manner that thecoupling-link can be readily operated, as required,to couple and uncouple cars, by means of the rock-shaft, by a person on top of the caror at either side of the car and track, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of my accompanying drawings is a' perspectiveview of one ofmycouplings applied to a car. Fig. 2v is a side view showing two carscoupled together by means of my device. Together they clearly illustratethe construction, application, and operation of my complete invention.

A represents a draw-head attached to the end and bottom of a car in acommon way, so as to allow longitudinal and also lateral play. It has ahook, B, formed integral with its front end and top portion, that isadapted to engage a link carried on another car. It also has a cavityand throat, O, and vertical pin-hole d, that adapts it to be coupled toanother car by means of a common link and pin.

E is an open ended link pivoted to the draw-head in such a manner thatthe closed end will extend forward beyond the drawhead and swingvertically.

G is a rock-shaft mounted in suitable bearings attached to the front ofa car. It has an arm, h, extending at right angles therefrom, andcrank-handles i at its ends.

is is a link, by means of which the pivoted link E is flexibly connectedwith the end of the arm h, that extends from the rockshaft G.

m represents a rod, chain, or rope extending upward through suitablebearings on the front of the car in such a manner that the rock-shaft Gmay be operated therewith by a person on top of the car;

In the practical operation of my invention thus constructed and applied,to couple two cars together that are provided with drawheads having.hooks B, I simply elevate the front end of the link E by means of theoperative mechanism G h k, by seizing one of the handles 1, or liftingupon the rod m, and when the twodraw-heads come together I reverse themotion of the pivoted link and cause it to engage the hook B. Touncouple I simply lift the pivoted link from the hook by means of thesame operative devices.

I am aware that hooks have been formed on the ends ofdrawbars, and linkspivoted there to.

I am also aware that a device has been applied to a draw-head to liftand maintain a pivoted swinging link engaged with adownwardly-projecting hook; but my manner of combining an open-endedlink, a draw-head having a mouth and also a hook, and a rockshaft havingan arm to manipulate a detachable link, as required, to couple by meansof the fixed hooks or common pins, is novel and greatly advantageous.

I claim as my invention-- The improved car-coupling composed of adraw-head, A, having a hook, B, mouth 0,

and pin-hole d, the open-ended pivoted link E, the rock-shaft G, havingan arm, h, and handles 73 t, and the connecting-link 70, substantiallyas shown and described, for the purposes specified.

IVILLIAM HENRY.

W'itnesses:

J A. MATT RN, G. W. FRENCH.

